Win: Norm Foster (1-0) Loss: George Stairs (0-1)
Save: Hal Suero (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Ernaga pitching. Bernardo Pfeffer strikes out. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ford walks. Don Figueroa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit George Stairs pitching. Roy Creeden flies out to the left fielder. Rip Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Art Dean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Mele grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Sallee grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red Shirey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Kealey pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Haydel singles to right field. John Fermin strikes out. Mike Young grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Elam Mingori grounds out to the shortstop. George Stairs singles to center field. Bernardo Pfeffer pops out to the shortstop. Harlin Muncrief singles to center field. George Stairs advances to third on the hit. Ray Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Hidenori Chikazawa flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Roy Creeden pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Don Figueroa singles to left field. Doc Mele flies out to the right fielder. Ken Sallee grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Don Figueroa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Shirey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rip Schmidt strikes out. Art Dean flies out to the right fielder. John Kealey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Elam Mingori grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Stairs pops out to the second baseman. Bernardo Pfeffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ernie Haydel grounds out to the shortstop. John Fermin strikes out. Mike Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harlin Muncrief flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ford strikes out. Don Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Hidenori Chikazawa grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Jourdan is pinch hitting for Joe Ernaga. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Jourdan walks. Fred Jourdan steals second. Roy Creeden strikes out. Rip Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Norm Foster pitching. Doc Mele walks. Ken Sallee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Mele advances to second on the play. Red Shirey flies out to the right fielder. Elam Mingori grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Art Dean singles to left field. John Kealey pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Haydel pops out to the second baseman. John Fermin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland George Stairs grounds out to the third baseman. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the right fielder. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Young flies out to the right fielder. Hidenori Chikazawa hits a home run. Rudy Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Norm Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy Rodriguez walks. Roy Creeden singles to right field. George Klugmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rip Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Art Dean singles to left field. John Kealey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Hal Suero pitching. Ray Ford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Figueroa pops out to the shortstop. Doc Mele walks. Ken Sallee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Kirby did not respond to coaching in control Floyd Hahn did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Murphy did not respond to coaching in endurance Ben Vaughn improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Gorsica improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Davenport improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Lafata did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Bushey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Linde improves in range Jesse Bushey improves in arm Doc Lafata did not respond to coaching in control Miguel Ewing improves in speed Ken Uhler did not respond to coaching in SS